Preventive Health Screenings

Urgent Care

At Our Family Health Center, we want to make it as easy as possible to keep you well. There are many injuries and illness that do not require emergency room visits. However, patients end up in the ER because they do not have a doctor to take care of them. We work hard to keep our patients out of the emergency room unless medically necessary. If you have an injury or illness that can be treated out of a hospital […]

Weight Loss

Losing weight is probably the single greatest thing you can do to improve your overall health. Our medical weight loss program has been very successful in many people who are ready to make healthy changes.
Weight loss requires diet changes and exercise and we will help you make these changes. For those of you who need additional assistance with making successful change we will evaluate to see if you are a safe candidate for supplements or prescription medication to aid in

Pediatric Medicine

Preventive Health Screenings

The best way to treat illness is to prevent it entirely. We work with our patients to not only get them healthy but also to keep them healthy. We make sure our patients are following medical guidelines for prevention. Some important preventive medicine guidelines are listed below with websites detailing the medical evidence to support the recommendation. If you find you are not up to date on any of these recommendations come see us so we can help protect you from future illness.

Annual Physicals

We value the importance of an annual physical exam for patients of all ages. Did you know that most insurance covers your annual physical with no out of pocket co-pay? During your annual exam you will meet with your primary care doctor and they will provide a full body examination and diagnostic tests which evaluate your health from head to toe. The results of your exam will be presented to you and can be discussed with your doctor to address any questions or concerns you may have.

All adults should undergo colon cancer screening beginning at age 50 or earlier, depending upon their risk of developing colorectal cancer. If results are normal repeat should be done every 10 years. If abnormal findings, such as a polyp, are found repeat will be done in a shorter period such as every 2 to 5 years depending on findings.

All men age 35 and older and women age 45 and older should be screened for cholesterol. Younger adults with multiple risk factors should be screened. Risk factors include diabetes, history of heart disease, tobacco use, hypertension, obesity (BMI over 30) and family history of heart disease in male relatives age 50 or younger and female relatives age 60 or younger.

Screening for Diabetes

Screening for diabetes varies based on age and risk factors. Please read the below websites to see what applies to you and your loved ones.

It is important to your child’s health to stay up to date on all shots. See the below website to assure your child is up to date or bring a shot record in during a physical exam and let our providers help you.

Women aged 40–49 years should have mammography done every 1–2 years. Women aged 50 years and older should have it done every year. If you have certain risk factors, you may have the test at a younger age.